Johns Hopkins medical doctor, Military medical professional spouse conspired to give U.S. soldiers' clinical info to Russia, FBI suggests

The Justice Division on Thursday accused an Military medical professional and a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist of conspiring to provide the Russian federal government with medical details about U.S. soldiers and their relations.

The indictment names Jamie Lee Henry, an Military big at Fort Bragg who had a magic formula stability clearance, and Henry’s spouse, Anna Gabrielian, a Russian-speaker who is affiliated with Johns Hopkins, according to a Hopkins webpage.

They are charged with presenting sensitive information to an undercover FBI agent who was posing as a representative of the Russian Embassy.

The indictment says the FBI realized that Gabrielian experienced volunteered guidance to Russia by means of its embassy in Washington. 

For the duration of an Aug. 17 meeting in a Baltimore hotel place, Gabrielian explained to the undercover FBI agent “she was determined by patriotism toward Russia to supply any guidance she could to Russia, even if it meant becoming fired or going to jail,” the indictment alleges.

Gabrielian informed the agent that she experienced achieved out to the Russian Embassy by electronic mail and cell phone, presenting Russia aid from both equally her and her wife or husband, Henry, the indictment suggests.

She instructed the agent that even though Henry understood she was reaching out to the Russian Embassy on both of those their behalf, she did not mention Henry’s identify in her interactions with the Russian Embassy, and so Henry could declare absence of awareness.

The indictment refers to Henry as male, but Henry in 2015 went public as the 1st openly transgender Military officer. Marcia Murphy, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Baltimore, said Henry referred to himself as a male in interactions with the undercover FBI agent.

Later on on Aug. 17, Gabrielian and Henry met with the undercover agent, the indictment claims. In accordance to the indictment, Henry described a determination to helping Russia and experienced looked into volunteering to sign up for the Russian army soon after the conflict in Ukraine started, but Russia needed men and women with battle encounter and Henry did not have any. The indictment states Henry added, “the way I am viewing what is likely on in Ukraine now, is that the United States is working with Ukrainians as a proxy for their personal hatred towards Russia.” 

On Aug. 31, in accordance to the indictment, the FBI agent satisfied Gabrielian and Henry at a lodge in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.

Gabrielian gave the agent health-related details about the wife or husband of a person utilized by the Business office of Naval Intelligence — and highlighted a medical problem that Russia could exploit, the indictment says.

Henry allegedly delivered info on at least five persons who were individuals at Fort Bragg, which includes a retired Military officer, a present-day Office of Defense worker, the husband or wife of a U.S. Military veteran, and two spouses of deceased U.S. Military veterans.

Court docket documents say Gabrielian and Henry have been arrested — it was unclear regardless of whether they have lawyers.

The defendants face a optimum sentence of 5 yrs in federal prison on the conspiracy cost and a optimum of 10 a long time in federal jail for just about every count of disclosing health info.

In a assertion, a spokesperson for Johns Hopkins Drugs explained, "We were being stunned to learn about this news this morning and intend to absolutely cooperate with investigators."